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From Corporate Meeting Planner to Entrepreneur - Hear how a movie influenced a Game Changing Pivot for Gail Davis and led to successful, global Speakers agency.

From Corporate Meeting Planner to Entrepreneur - Hear how a movie influenced a Game Changing Pivot for Gail Davis and led to successful, global Speakers agency.

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 RealTalk Podcast:  Episode 16 Guest: Gail Davis It’s so fascinating how one experience can be a turning point that shapes one's career, life, decisions!  Hear how the movie Alive became a catalyst for Gail Davis, corporate professional in the meetings and events space, to start her own company GDA Speakers.   Listen and Subscribe on:                 Gail Davis is the founder of Gail Davis and Associates, a leading Speaker Bureau Agency.  She is the past President of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus and has served as IASB's governor, where she developed new education programs for members worldwide and through increased investment in the industry.  Gail has won numerous awards, including Dallas's top 25 Women in Business. She is an accomplished corporate marketing and events professional turned entrepreneur who has dedicated decades to her craft before becoming an entrepreneur and creating Gail Davis and Associates.  Key Takeaways: Considerations for becoming a Public Speaker: Understanding the realities of being a speakerAre you willing to invest the time to pay your dues to build a name for yourself?Invest in doing it well to be an amazing speaker - Hire a speaking coach Hiring and Managing People: Frustration is nothing more than unmet expectationsDon’t be afraid to pay for talentBe very clear about expectationsBuilding a team is an opportunity to grow as a leader... to understand the nuances of how people learn and how you can communicate Personal Growth: Moments of self-doubt can be overcome by time and personal growth - which leads to confidence.  Recognize opportunities for growth and give yourself grace to learn and evolve. Key to Gail’s success:  Gail is super passionate about being a connector and helping people learn. Resiliency is the second biggest key to her success. REALTALK:  It can be EXHAUSTING surrounding yourself with people just like YOU!!!  Surround yourself with people with different strengths and acknowledge them...often!   Resources: The Wealthy Speaker 2.0: The Proven Formula for Building Your Successful Speaking Business  by Jane E. Atkinson (Author) The Three Ring Circus Bootcamp:  https://3ringcircus.com/bootcamp/ Guest: Gail Davis Company: GDA Speakers https://www.gdaspeakers.com/   Social:  @GDAspeakers - Facebook @gdaspeakers - Instagram @GDASpeakers - Twitter GDA Speakers - Youtube GDA Speakers - LinkedIn Listen and Subscribe on: iTunes  |  Stitcher  |  Google Play  |  Spotify    We'd love to hear from you!  If there are topics or burning issues that you'd love to hear about, or if you would like to be considered as a guest on the RealTalk Podcast with Maureen Borzacchiello, just shoot us a note:  podcast@maureenborza.com or complete this short questionnaire:    https://programs.maureenborza.com/  Want to learn more and connect with like-minded women? Click here to join our RealTalk Community   SEE TRANSCRIPTION BELOW Maureen Borzacchiello: (00:00) Gail Davis is an accomplished corporate marketing and events professional turned entrepreneur. She dedicated decades to her craft before becoming an entrepreneur and creating Gail Davis and Associates, a leading speakers Bureau and agency. Gail set out to do things a little bit differently than the norm. And her company is not only a service provider, but a true trusted partner with their clients. Almost two decades later, GDA has built a database of world-renowned thought leaders and expert in her field. Gail is a past president of the international association of speakers bureaus. Prior to that, she served as IASB's governor, where she developed new education programs for members worldwide and through increased investment in the industry. Overall, Gail has won numerous awards, including Dallas's top 25 women in business. Gail. We are so excited to have you here today. Welcome. Gail Davis: (01:00) Thank you, Maureen. I've been looking forward to this all morning. Maureen Borzacchiello: (01:04) All right. Well, we're going to dive in because there are women out there that are going to want to hear what you have to say. Gail Davis: (01:12) I hope that's true. Maureen Borzacchiello: (01:14) Absolutely true. So Gail, why don't you give us a little bit of background? It was crazy when I've known you for a while, but as I was reading your background and how you ended up becoming an entrepreneur, I feel like my lead in should be how a dramatic movie led to a real life change in your life. So why don't you tell everybody how we got to this point? Gail Davis: (01:40) Okay. Well, Maureen, when I graduated from college, I went to work for EDS electronic data systems, which was the company that Ross Perot founded and based in Dallas. But I actually started working for EDS, Missouri, and then I moved to Oregon and eventually I ended up in Dallas and I had an amazing career working at EDS for 20 years. I did a variety of things and, sound like the most stable person, ...

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